[Jewelry making - Article 00845] - Re: [Orchid] Where is Jeweler heaven?

[M. Clodius]

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    Hello , There are many wonderful places to live and work across this
    land and world . While I live in one of the named communities
    [Rockford Ill.] I'm not sure that it meets as much of the criteria
    of "jewelers heaven " as one could imagine possible . "jewelers
    heaven"  low cost shop and home expenses , scenic beauty , a
    population of  if not wealthy then well off people who love [your]
    jewelry , let's add good schools , a good college would be nice ,
    friendly and complementary competition [ or would you prefer none? ]
    a community , of artists and others that would not only respect and
    admire your work but be willing to help you make it  AND  to pay
    better than just a living wage .....Shall we go on  ???? The neatest
    , coolest place's I've ever seen to be a jeweler are in Germany . In
    particular the area around Idar-Oberstein . Idar-Oberstein  from
    Medeval times the home of gemstone cutting for  much of Europe ,
    incredably scenic , nestled between ancient mountains with the Nahe
    river flowing down the valley , this valley , still largly agrarian 
    , wine in particular , among the finest white wines this planet
    produces . A large and active community of craftsmen/jewelers/stone
    and gem cutters . One of the finest museums of gemstones in the
    world . Schools for learning the trades . While not all of the shops
    and factories I visited were "fabulous" the ones I remember best
    were located in areas of  great natural beauty , the windows around
    the benches had scenic overlooks , imagine a wonderful modern shop ,
    the whole lower level of your home with fully exposed windows
    overlooking hills and valleys , not to mention the flats of beer
    from the brewery in the next little town ,[all returnable bottles ,
    too] delivered to the door of your home/studio and taking away the
    empties. Wild game in the butchers , the most fabulous breads etc
    the whole country is "green'' ecologically speaking too. There was a
    commen thread , though that of beauty in the surroundings of the
    jewelers shop....... Germany also houses  THE single most incredable
    collection of the jewelers art.  Its called The Green Vaults Of
    Dresden its pretty much the other side of Germany from Idar , but 
    If you love jewelry you must learn about the things in this museum!
    Arguably the richest man of the time , Augest the Strong , spent the
    greatest part of his fortune on acquiring and commisioning to be
    made treasure , largely of the metal and stone arts and the
    collection exists almost intact until this day . All in all heaven is
    a  personal place , its so nice to learn how many have found theirs.
    Mark Clodius Clodius&Co. Jewelers


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